A treatise of original sin ... proving that it is

Although much hath been said to the discovering of every mans polluted conscience by nature, yet because conscience is such an Abyssus, a deep Sea, wherein are creeping things innumerable, many depravations and defilements; our work shall be still to make a further searching and diving into it: Whereas therefore the last particular mentioned of the natural pollution of conscience, was in regard of the multiformity of it, and divers resemblances of conscience, which yet were not conscience indeed, this bringeth in another particular defilement of some affinity with it; And that is,

ALthough much hath been said to the discovering of every mans polluted conscience by nature, yet because conscience is such an Abyssus, a deep Sea, wherein are creeping things innumerable, many depravations and defilements; our work shall be still to make a further searching and diving into it: Whereas therefore the last particular mentioned of the natural pollution of conscience, was in regard of the multiformity of it, and divers resemblances of conscience, which yet were not conscience indeed, this bringeth in another particular defilement of some affinity with it; And that is,

First, Suppose that it be not lust or humour, but conscience indeed that putteth thee upon duties, and those commanded, yet how hardly are they done for conscience sake. It's not any lust, but conscience maketh many men pray, hear, and perform such duties, yet it is not conscience that is the motive, it is some other sinister and unlawful reason that insinuateth it self; so that the same duties may be done out of conscience to God by some, and from corrupt sinful motives by others. The Apostle Rom. 13. 5. pressing obedience to Magistrates (because it might be thought that Christian liberty freed them from any such yoke) he urgeth it, Not only for fear, but for conscience sake: So that if it had been only fear to lose their estates, to lose their lives, and not out of conscience to Gods Ordinance, though they did obey, yet it was sinful and ungodly in them, because of their motive thereunto. This also the Apostle Peter speaketh of,